I've posted the lecture for week 2 in the Reef Microbiology class section of the MACO website.*
The relevant material last week really was straight out of the book, so I did not feel the need to rework it. This week however, the relevant material is scattered among very dense reading so I've composed a powerpoint lecture to cover the appropriate material. This week's material covers an introduction to basic metabolic concepts, respiration, photosynthesis and an introduction to the nitrogen cycle as it is understood to occur in the world around us.
(Additionally, because our chat session wandered more than I intended, I will rework the relevant reading and chat topics from Week 1 into a powerpoint presentation to be given out at a time in the near future.)
There is an additional reading in the form of a reef-related article by Randy Holmes-Farley which puts the nitrogen cycle in perspective in relation to our tanks.
Lastly, there is some advanced reading which isn't required but very interesting nonetheless. It illustrates how great the variety of metabolic strategies can be among bacteria.
Enjoy! Feel free to begin discussion or questions here on the forum before our chat on Saturday.
Jason
* Keep posted, I may post one or two additional articles on the MACO website for week 2.
The relevant material last week really was straight out of the book, so I did not feel the need to rework it. This week however, the relevant material is scattered among very dense reading so I've composed a powerpoint lecture to cover the appropriate material. This week's material covers an introduction to basic metabolic concepts, respiration, photosynthesis and an introduction to the nitrogen cycle as it is understood to occur in the world around us.
(Additionally, because our chat session wandered more than I intended, I will rework the relevant reading and chat topics from Week 1 into a powerpoint presentation to be given out at a time in the near future.)
There is an additional reading in the form of a reef-related article by Randy Holmes-Farley which puts the nitrogen cycle in perspective in relation to our tanks.
Lastly, there is some advanced reading which isn't required but very interesting nonetheless. It illustrates how great the variety of metabolic strategies can be among bacteria.
Enjoy! Feel free to begin discussion or questions here on the forum before our chat on Saturday.
Jason
* Keep posted, I may post one or two additional articles on the MACO website for week 2.
